Vice President, Investments Underwriting

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Nelnet

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Education • Finance • Energy

Nelnet is a diversified services company that provides a wide range of solutions including government services, consumer services, technology services, and federal student loan services. The company specializes in customer-centric services, operational optimization, and support, offering digital accessibility, custom development, data analytics, artificial intelligence, and information security. Nelnet also offers business process outsourcing, contact center and back-office processing, loan servicing, and education services. Furthermore, Nelnet is involved in financial management, payment technology, and renewable energy through tax equity funding and solar installations. Nelnet is committed to enhancing education, government service provision, and energy innovation, promoting community engagement and philanthropic efforts through partnerships.

5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 1996

📚 Education

💸 Finance

⚡ Energy

📋 Description

• evaluate and execute on third-party purchasing and investment opportunities (e.g., forward flows, discrete pool purchases) • Help facilitate detailed underwriting frameworks, credit memos, and analytical assessment for new opportunities • clearly identify knowns/unknowns and assess comfort relative to expected return; define KRIs, scenarios, and mitigants • refine investment and underwriting processes, templates, and standards to improve speed, quality, and repeatability • negotiate, assess and coordinate documentation, closing checklists, and internal/external workstreams with legal, finance, and counterparties • stay on top of ongoing relationships – e.g. monitoring cadences, variance analysis, and early-warning indicators • stay apprised of relevant market developments (origination volumes, spreads, performance trends) • assist with capital markets and strategic financing functions across Nelnet

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required; MBA and/or CFA preferred (progress toward either considered) • 7+ years of relevant experience in structured finance across banking, capital markets, or investment roles. • Hands-on underwriting experience in specialty finance assets (e.g., consumer, SMB, fintech, collateralized loan pools) and related financing structures. • Proven proficiency in cash-flow modeling, scenario analysis, and portfolio monitoring (advanced Excel; SQL or Python a plus). • Exposure to securitization/ABS, warehouses, and documentation/closing processes. • Track record of cross-functional coordination (legal, finance, risk) and external counterparty management.

🏖️ Benefits

• medical, dental, vision, HSA and FSA • generous earned time off • 401K/student loan repayment • life insurance & AD&D insurance • employee assistance program • employee stock purchase program • tuition reimbursement • performance-based incentive pay • short- and long-term disability • robust wellness program